Types of inferior mesenteric artery: a proposal for a new classification
Folia Morphologica, 2021 BACKGROUND: The inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is the third main branch of the abdominal aorta and arises at the level of L3, supplying the large intestine from the distal transverse colon to the upper part of the anal canal.
A. Balcerzak +4 more
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Lymphatic drainage patterns of head and neck cutaneous melanoma: does primary melanoma site correlate with anatomic distribution of pathologically involved lymph nodes? [PDF]
, 2012 The aim of this study was to analyse patterns of metastatic spread from cutaneous head and neck melanoma, which are said to be highly variable.
Lukšić, Ivica +3 more
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Keeping Calm with Cadaveric Dissection in Medical Curricula
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2021 We read with interest the recently published article by Zubair et al. that studied the psychological impact of cadaveric dissection on first-year medical students at two teaching hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan.1 Anatomy is considered a cornerstone of basic sciences in medicine and, as a result, incorporated in the foundation years of medical curricula ...
Tien K, Khoo +2 more
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Folia Morphologica, 2021 The coracobrachialis longus muscle (CBL) is an extremely rare variant of the coracobrachialis muscle (CRM). The CBL originates from the apex of the coracoid process together with the short head of the biceps brachii and inserts on the olecranon of the ...
Ł. Olewnik +6 more
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On death and dying – an exploratory and evaluative study of a reflective, interdisciplinary course element in undergraduate anatomy teaching [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Teaching in palliative care aims not only at providing students with specialized knowledge in symptom therapy in advanced disease, but also at developing a professional attitude consistent with the principles and philosophy of palliative care.
Bernd Alt-Epping +5 more
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The social life of the dead:the role of post-mortem examinations in medical student socialisation [PDF]
, 2016 Dissection has held a privileged position in medical education although the professional values it inculcates have been subject to intense debate. Claims vary from it generating a dehumanising level of emotional detachment, to promotion of rational and ...
Goodwin, Dawn Samantha +2 more
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The Role of Traditional Dissection in Medical Education
Education in Medicine Journal, 2010 Dissection is being sidelined in medical education .Computers and other alternative teaching tools are replacing cadavers in the modern anatomy curriculum. Evidence based literature suggests that cadaver dissection is highly effective in establishing and retaining anatomy concepts.
Tabinda Hassan +2 more
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Series of 9 Patients With Literature Review. [PDF]
, 2018 Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an increasingly recognized nonatherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome. Reports regarding the prognosis and natural history of this disease are limited.
Ali, Nouman Safdar +8 more
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Perspectives on the revised Ghent criteria for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome [PDF]
, 2015 Three international nosologies have been proposed for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome (MFS): the Berlin nosology in 1988; the Ghent nosology in 1996 (Ghent-1); and the revised Ghent nosology in 2010 (Ghent-2).
Bannas, Peter +13 more
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A new type of the coracobrachialis muscle
Folia Morphologica, 2023 The coracobrachialis muscle belongs to the anterior group of the brachial region. Its main functions are flexion and adduction at the glenohumeral joint.
N. Zielinska +5 more
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